Ch. 1678 - Opportunity To Condense Primordial Spirit, Otherworldly Demon

"Who are you?" Seemingly seeing Xu Zimo, this old man slowly turned his head.

"My name isn't important," Xu Zimo shook his head.

"It seems you've obtained my Saint's Box," the old man said to himself.

"Very well, ultimately a fated person. I ask you, receiving my inheritance, are you willing to bear my great aspiration?"

"What great aspiration?" Xu Zimo asked.

"Teaching without discrimination, instructing all beings," the Saint said.

"Transmit what I've learned to the people of the world as much as possible."

"I really don't have that much time," Xu Zimo shook his head. "Your great aspiration, why impose it on me?"

"If so, I'm afraid this inheritance has no fate with you," the old man also shook his head.

"Whether there's fate or not, you don't have the final say," Xu Zimo smiled faintly.

"What I seek, I will obtain without giving up."

The old man looked deeply at Xu Zimo.

His right hand waved.

That right hand carried powerful force surging down.

"Edict power," Xu Zimo narrowed his eyes.

"My edict is the power of all beings' great aspiration. The will of all beings must be followed."

The old man said indifferently.

"If you're unwilling to bear my great aspiration, then I can only remake you."

"What are the great aspirations of all beings? I even dare defy heaven and earth. All beings are but ants."

Xu Zimo said indifferently.

"You're now but a wisp of remnant soul. Even if your true body still lived, what could you do to me?"

Xu Zimo directly drew Shadow Tyrant.

Gripping the blade handle with both hands, with a boom, the Dao of Annihilation destroyed everything, directly slicing the old man's large hand in two.

Xu Zimo held the blade again.

The blade tip pierced the firmament, directly attacking the old man.

However, the next moment, Xu Zimo passed through the old man's figure.

The opponent's figure had become illusory.

Though visible, it couldn't be touched.

"My remnant soul is already dead. How can you kill a dead person?" the old man shook his head.

Finally sighing, "An existence like you, why forcibly seize my inheritance? Wouldn't it be better to leave this inheritance for those who need it more?"

"I heard your inheritance contains things to enter Infinite Dao," Xu Zimo said.

The old man looked deeply at him.

"How did you learn of this?"

"What, is this matter very secret?" Xu Zimo asked.

"In all the world, only two people know of this. One is me, the other is... " the old man fell silent.

"You met him?"

"Met whom?" Xu Zimo was instead confused by what was said.

The old man seemed to reminisce.

"In this old man's life, I've been transmitting my Dao. I consider myself a famous teacher. Among those I've taught, Grand Emperors, Saint Sovereigns, even Infinite Dao cultivators, there are many. Unfortunately, for only one student do I feel guilt."

Xu Zimo looked curiously at the old man.

The old man continued, "It was probably the very first era of the Great Beyond. Back then, the Great Beyond had no living beings yet. As one of the first batch of living beings, this old man went to explore the Great Beyond. The Great Beyond then had countless forbidden and burial grounds, with particularly terrifying monsters. When this old man was venturing through a forbidden ground, I inadvertently stumbled upon a great secret."

"What secret?" Xu Zimo asked in surprise.

"Do you know of the Otherworldly Demons?" the Human Sovereign asked.

Xu Zimo shook his head.

"Otherworldly Demons, they're not races from our Nine Heavens or Great Beyond. They live outside the world of the Nine Heavens. Wholeheartedly wanting to occupy the Nine Heavens.

Unfortunately, the Nine Heavens are heavily defended. These Otherworldly Demons have no opportunity."

The old man explained.

"Later they discovered the Great Beyond. Wanting to descend upon the Great Beyond, using it as a base, then gradually plot against the Nine Heavens. After I discovered the Otherworldly Demons, I united everyone to drive them out. In that battle, even the Heavenly Dao intervened killing all the Otherworldly Demons and sealing the spatial barrier. However, after killing the Otherworldly Demons, at their former base, I obtained a Otherworldly Demon Stone. This Otherworldly Demon Stone has complete Dao essence, and strong thought power within. According to my tests, it has infinite benefits for condensing Primordial Spirit."

"A Otherworldly Demon Stone," Xu Zimo said with interest.

The old man nodded.

"The Otherworldly Demon Stone is a good thing, but it had already been tainted by the evil demonic power of the Otherworldly Demons. I didn't use it. Later, the disciples I taught all walked the path of upright and honorable righteousness. So this Otherworldly Demon Stone was sealed away by me. Until I met that youth."

The old man's eyes closed slightly, seemingly unwilling to recall that memory.

"This youth's entire family was killed by enemies. His sister and mother were violated. He met me while fleeing. I took him as a disciple, kept him by my side for devoted instruction, hoping that one day I could erase the hatred in his heart. Unfortunately, that hatred had already become a seed, sprouting roots, growing into a towering tree. He cultivated full of hatred. Unlike my other disciples, he walked the evil path, truly the path of demons. When he broke through to Infinite Dao realm, I gave him the Otherworldly Demon Stone. At that time, I felt the Otherworldly Demon Stone suited him well and should help him step into Infinite Dao."

"What happened after?" Xu Zimo asked.

"He took the Otherworldly Demon Stone. While condensing his Primordial Spirit and fusing his Dao Fruit, an accident suddenly occurred. Within that Otherworldly Demon Stone actually dwelt an Otherworldly Demon. When the Heavenly Dao exterminated the Otherworldly Demons, it had entered the Otherworldly Demon Stone to avoid detection."

The old man sighed.

"That Otherworldly Demon deceived everyone. My disciple was ambushed, suffering injuries difficult to heal. For the rest of his life, he could never step into Infinite Dao realm. You can understand that feeling. Only by stepping into Infinite Dao could he avenge his family. This incident's occurrence completely severed all his hopes. Later he left the Human Sovereign Palace. Since then, I've never seen him again."

"What happened to that Otherworldly Demon?" Xu Zimo asked.

"I sealed it away within the Otherworldly Demon Stone," the old man said.

"I can't kill it. That Otherworldly Demon hid for hundreds of millions of years. Its strength is powerful, not something an ordinary Infinite Dao cultivator can contend with."

"So that Otherworldly Demon Stone can indeed help people condense Primordial Spirit, just guarded by an Otherworldly Demon," Xu Zimo said.

"Your understanding isn't wrong," the old man nodded.

"One last question, what's in this box?" Xu Zimo asked.

"The token controlling the entire Human Sovereign Palace," the old man answered honestly.

"However, this token needs to be placed in the control altar to be effective."

"I'm not interested in your inheritance. I only want the Otherworldly Demon Stone," Xu Zimo said.

"As for the inheritance, I have a good candidate in mind."

The old man looked at Xu Zimo.

Knowing that in his current remnant soul state, he actually didn't have many choices.

He could only say, "I'll give you this token. I hope you'll choose a truly suitable person."

Comments